Study Fig. 7, which shows percentage of energy production from renewable energy. [Figure 7]
- (a)(i)What is renewable energy?[1]
- (a)(ii)Describe the distribution of areas that produce 33% or more of renewable energy.[4]
- (b)Which type of renewable energy would be more readily available: • at a plate boundary? • in a hot desert?[2]
- (c)What is meant by HEP?[1]
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- 6(a)(i) Does not run out; Replaced as fast as used
- 6(a)(ii) S of equator / tropic of cancer; N Europe / 1 / 2 in Europe / Norway / Iceland; Central / SE Asia / 3 areas in Asia / Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan / Bhutan / Laos; E of S America / Brazil / Paraguay / Uruguay / Suriname; Most in Africa / west / central / east / SE Africa / 4 areas in Africa / named country; 1 in Central America; 1 in Pacific / Australasia / New Zealand; 1 in Atlantic / Iceland
- 6(b) Geothermal; Solar
- 6(c) Hydro-electric power; Water power; Energy made by falling water
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